Hey all,
So I wanted to start something new here on Knowphoto in 2010, so I came up with the idea to focus on a cool aspect of photography for a month. I feel this will allow me to give you some great ideas along with some of the best photographs of the subject I’m talking about. So to begin 2010 I thought we would kick everything off by trying something fun and out of the normal, light painting!
Definition –
Light painting, also known as light drawing or light graffiti is a photographic technique in which exposures are made usually at night or in a darkened room by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. In many cases the light source itself does not have to appear in the image.
Equipment -
The tools I’m using include Cathode Ray Tubes, which are more or less a Neon light but are not as breakable. To get these tubes portable I’ve had to invest in some battery holders, some 9 volt battery adapters and a soldering iron. This all makes for one portable light beam, exactly what you’ll want to start doing light painting.
Next I’ve rigged up a short set of Christmas lights on a wire clothes hanger so we have what looks like a long stick, these lights were already battery operated so you can pick these up from your local store. Last but not least I’ve also got some flashlights I’m planning on using.
So once all this building and testing of the equipment was done I did some test pictures in the apartment just to see what everything would look like.
I’ll be investigating light painting more in the next three weeks, so if you have any questions or would like me to try to get a specific shot please feel free to leave a comment or email me. In the mean time get out there and try you hand at light painting.
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